Clark County History: Benjamin Eulalie de Bonneville By Martin Middlewood for The Columbian
Published: February 14, 2021, 6:00am
Share: An officer of the U.S. Army, fur trapper and explorer, French-born Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville blazed portions of the Oregon Trail and explored the American West. In 1837, Washington Irving published a biography based on interviews of Bonneville, who relayed the explorations. Bonneville served as commander at the Fort Vancouver Barracks for two years. For this undated photo, he donned a hairpiece. (Contributed by the National Park Service)
Alive, he was among the famous explorers of the West. Dead, he’s forgotten. His name appears here and there as a reminder Bonneville Salt Flats and Bonneville Dam. But the Pontiac Bonneville, like him, is now a dusty memory.
High school cross country runners now can drop masks while running
WIAA works with state to advocate for safety protocol changes By Tim Martinez, Columbian Assistant Sports Editor
Published: February 9, 2021, 4:39pm
Share: Battle Ground runners rest following the boys 4A district cross country meet at Lewisville Park on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 23, 2019. (Nathan Howard/The Columbian)
Cross country runners can breathe easier now.
The state has altered health guidelines regarding mask wearing, now allowing participants in high school cross country meets to drop their masks from covering their face once a race begins.
That should come as welcomed news for runners in the 4A/3A Greater St. Helens League, which are scheduled to hold its first cross country meets on Wednesday. The 2A GSHL will hold season-opening meets on Thursday.
Fort Vancouver fireworks canceled for 2021, the second year in a row
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
Thousands descended on Fort Vancouver on July 4, 2012 to see the fireworks launched from Peareson Field. The Historic Trust canceled the 57th Annual Vancouver Fireworks Spectacular due to the coronavirus crisis. (Doug Beghtel/ The Oregonian)LC- The Oregonian
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Fort Vancouver’s big fireworks display has fizzled out once again.
The beloved Fourth of July fireworks show over Washington’s Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has been canceled for 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced Tuesday.
The Historic Trust, a local nonprofit dedicated to local history and patriotic events, which usually teams up with the National Park Service to present the fireworks show, announced that this year’s event will not go on as scheduled, The Columbian first reported Tuesday.
Clark County Council votes to repeal fireworks ban
In 3-2 vote, the council overturned the December ban on all but safe and sane fireworks By Jack Heffernan, Columbian county government and small cities reporter
Published: February 2, 2021, 4:25pm
Share: Assistant sales floor managers Cory Pena, left, and Skye Leach set up fireworks at TNT Fireworks Warehouse in Vancouver in June 2020. (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)
Neighborhood aerial fireworks displays in unincorporated Clark County will be allowed, after all.
The Clark County Council on Tuesday held a public hearing to consider repealing a controversial ordinance that banned all but Class C, commonly known as “safe and sane,” fireworks. The reversal passed by a 3-2 margin.